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Ha, I don't think any of the TFLC posters who posted swole selfies actually followed the rules of the contest by including a username sign  Now that we're back to non-swole portraits:  Amy, Dunes, Seaview by Isaac Sachs, on Flickr
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MrBlandAverage posted:Ha, I don't think any of the TFLC posters who posted swole selfies actually followed the rules of the contest by including a username sign Oh, this is fantastic. Snap luck, or did you ask her to stand like that?
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Jan 6, 2014 16:51
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thetzar posted:Oh, this is fantastic. Snap luck, or did you ask her to stand like that? It was posed. Snapshots aren't a thing with a 4x5 field camera 
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thetzar posted:Yay, the portrait thread is back! I've taken a number of them recently. Been trying to back away a little bit; I tend to reflexively get close in to faces. Still doing it here, but attempting to mix it up a bit. This is going to sound a bit harsh, but this picture feels like something you made because you know how to use a camera, not because you were looking to express something about your subject. In my opinion there is nothing about the brim of her hat that is so important to this shot to merit focusing on it in lieu of everything else. It feels like a well executed DOF/focus assignment for a beginning photo class and not a meaningful portrait of this person. I know there are a million cool things to do in photography, but don't disrespect your subjects with gimmicks. I'm sure a "gimmick" wasn't your intent, but a simple portrait that makes a connection with your subject is more effective than visible camera tricks 99.9% of the time.
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McMadCow posted:This is going to sound a bit harsh, but this picture feels like something you made because you know how to use a camera, not because you were looking to express something about your subject. In my opinion there is nothing about the brim of her hat that is so important to this shot to merit focusing on it in lieu of everything else. It feels like a well executed DOF/focus assignment for a beginning photo class and not a meaningful portrait of this person. I know there are a million cool things to do in photography, but don't disrespect your subjects with gimmicks. I'm sure a "gimmick" wasn't your intent, but a simple portrait that makes a connection with your subject is more effective than visible camera tricks 99.9% of the time. You're right, that does sound harsh, but it's not the least bit unappreciated. And you're right, this was just a cool thing that I did in the middle of what was a quick portrait session at the end of a day of product shots, when the focus caught the brim of the hat. Is it a meaningful portrait, certainly not -- just something I thought looked cool. But I very much like the fact that you've slapped my hand for bothering with it.
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I've only been taking impromptu portraits for people, but I've gotten more than a handful of ones that I'm happy with so far. Now that we're back from YLLS it is time to get some judgement.  Also is there some simple way to make snazzy flickr posts like I see everyone else doing with the hotlinked title of photo/name of shooter and thumbnail thats also a link?
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It seems to be the default for me when I click the box and arrow in Flickr and use "Grab the HTML/BB Code."
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I think since my account is newer my share functions are different, the box and arrow share button leads to just images of different sharing services, a [url] and [img] tagged set of links and some <iframe> code. No option of BBcode. Also every time I go to grab the link I have to set the photo to private, refresh, then back to public and refresh again before it gives me the link. Every time I log-in.
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Fuzzy Pipe Wrench posted:I think since my account is newer my share functions are different, the box and arrow share button leads to just images of different sharing services, a [url] and [img] tagged set of links and some <iframe> code. No option of BBcode. Also every time I go to grab the link I have to set the photo to private, refresh, then back to public and refresh again before it gives me the link. Every time I log-in. The [url] and [img] tagged set of links IS BBcode.
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Jan 7, 2014 18:38
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MrBlandAverage posted:The [url] and [img] tagged set of links IS BBcode. Oh, in which case I guess I wasn't being quite clear when I mean the extra stuff like vvvvv MrBlandAverage posted:Amy, Dunes, Seaview by Isaac Sachs, on Flickr I mean I know I could just set it up by hand, but I wondered if there was something auto-generating it I was missing.
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That stuff is all auto generated but I heard some accounts aren't seeing it due to the recent layout fuckery?
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Mightaswell posted:That stuff is all auto generated but I heard some accounts aren't seeing it due to the recent layout fuckery? I actually bounce back and forth between the "normal, functional" version and the "weird, all hosed up" version seemingly at random.
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It was very cold in New York yesterday, and I took it as an opportunity to both take some photos in the office, as well as try out Exposure. Here are a couple of shots: Untitled by thetzar, on Flickr  Untitled by thetzar, on Flickr  Untitled by thetzar, on Flickr The full set is an Exposure grouping here. Exposure is a neat little toy. Not too flexible, but man — if Flickr hadn't been sleeping for the last five years, it's just the sort of thing they SHOULD have built. Integration with my photostream would be hugely useful.
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Ugandans made great subjects when I lived there, especially in the remote areas. There is practically no shyness when it comes to cameras, in fact they are hugely novel, especially digital cameras with a preview screen; everyone wants to have a go. These were taken while I was working in Atiak IDP camp near the Sudanese border. The Landlady by limeyrock, on Flickr  Kids, Atiak IDP by limeyrock, on Flickr  Girl, Atiak IDP by limeyrock, on Flickr
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 . by 8th-samurai, on Flickr One of the few okay shots from a recent portrait session that didn't turn out as planned.
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She looks pissed. What did you say to get her to stop grinning? This picture sort if implies she was stood up! Anyways, I think you should have changed the way the lighting was hitting her. Instead of having it bisecting her face, you should have shadows to contour the face. 8th-snype posted:
Would you mind explaining what exactly went wrong during your shot that made it go awry?
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KingsPawn posted:
I told her I wanted a casual look, see how she's dressed? We were in a park, on a hill, in Jan so basically I could only shoot on the sidewalk. It was not ideal. She kept complaining about how cold she was, I just reminded her that I didn't pick the outfit.
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I'm actually fine with the lighting on her, but that composition is killing me. Cutting off the top of her head and the bottoms of her feet looks severely crowded, and that vast sea of negative space on frame right feels conceptually hollow. You use negative space to express its relationship to the subject, or vice versa. I'm just not feeling any reason for it in this frame.
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McMadCow posted:I'm actually fine with the lighting on her, but that composition is killing me. Cutting off the top of her head and the bottoms of her feet looks severely crowded, and that vast sea of negative space on frame right feels conceptually hollow. You use negative space to express its relationship to the subject, or vice versa. I'm just not feeling any reason for it in this frame. I like it that way, actually - an uncomfortable composition for an uncomfortable subject.
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Frankly, it's the best of a bad bunch. I'm not particularly happy with it either.
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I did a shoot last night with a couple for some anniversary photos. Couple of my favs: Downtown by Calypso_Rae, on Flickr  Snow Day by Calypso_Rae, on Flickr  Evening Kiss by Calypso_Rae, on Flickr
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See what happens when you give a poo poo?
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the hodag posted:I did a shoot last night with a couple for some anniversary photos. Couple of my favs: I really like the first one! The building looks awesome. Personally I find the flash on the 3rd one to be a bit too harsh. The orange background and the white ring around them just feels too disjointed to me. But I'm a newbie who is just starting into this stuff, so I may be way off.
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The translucency of the skin in this looks unlike anything I've ever seen. Is it just because she's old, or does the fact that it's taken on film have something to do with it?  Elfa in the mirror by fuglsnef, on Flickr
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I'm not sure what you mean; translucence is passthrough of light, and in this photo you see fewer veins than in real life, the skin looks relatively non-transparent. Are you referring to the magenta cast in the shadow of her hand?
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I'm specifically referring to the line of shadow on her face, where you can see a red area where the light penetrates through the skin. Directly next to that is a patch of skin in full sunlight, yet you can see details in both the darker red part, and the fully-exposed-to-sunlight part. What I was wondering is: does film respond differently to highlights than digital - does it capture more detail in the upper ranges of brightness? But really, what I should do is get my flash out and see if I can recreate this for myself, just need to figure out how to age forty years...
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That is partially the response curve of film and partially the processing. Color negative film compresses highlights, capturing more apparent detail, rather than blowing them out (up to a point, a very high point with portra).
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I went walking around with some friends in the city last weekend. We took pictures of each other and random other people. Untitled by thetzar, on Flickr  Untitled by thetzar, on Flickr  Untitled by thetzar, on Flickr  Untitled by thetzar, on Flickr  Untitled by thetzar, on Flickr  Untitled by thetzar, on Flickr  Untitled by thetzar, on Flickr
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thetzar posted:I went walking around with some friends in the city last weekend. We took pictures of each other and random other people. This is a 9/10 for me. If he wasn't addressing the camera, I'd say it would be a 10. Very nice shot though, well done.
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Are there jumping portraits that aren't pretty much just Halsman? I was looking at these, and some are very nice, and the style is slightly different, but they seem fundamentally the same as Halsman in intent and insidious appeal of showing some 'unguarded, true' self in the midst of jumping.
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Oh right, portraits. I did a boring one of a giraffe a little while back.  Louise den intense giraf by AFBK, on Flickr
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McMadCow posted:This is a 9/10 for me. If he wasn't addressing the camera, I'd say it would be a 10. Thanks a lot for the feedback! Recently developed a roll of Ilford 3200 I'd been keeping in my old Minolta for a couple years.  Untitled by thetzar, on Flickr
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the hodag posted:
I can't help but think that this would've been so much better with a full CTO on your lights. thetzar posted:It was very cold in New York yesterday, and I took it as an opportunity to both take some photos in the office, as well as try out Exposure. Here are a couple of shots: I really like these, what's your light setup? Also, I really need an 85 1.8. I really haven't done portraits before, so I went out for a few hours with a friend, did a bit of styling and makeup with her, and snapped off some portraits. Next time around I'd like to do some with some lighting, but these shots turned out all right I guess. Not sure I like the processing   DSC_0001 by chazaraz, on Flickr I got a Tokina 80-200 2.8 mostly for video, it looks all right here but it doesn't seem to be as sharp as the cheapo 50 1.8.  DSC_0192 by chazaraz, on Flickr  DSC_0151 by chazaraz, on Flickr poo poo this thing flares like crazy 
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Who says 300/2.8s cant be used for portraits 5D3_3434 by capacity4action, on Flickr  5D3_5187 by capacity4action, on Flickr  5D3_7146 by capacity4action, on Flickr
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